Cursive writing is still taught in some schools within the U.S., although, it's not nationally mandated or emphasized. In ...

I also remember seeing, years ago, a special 'practice' sheet — which had additional lines in it to help you improve.” My friend said he missed the days when good penmanship was the rule.

That's already been the practice since 2011 when Indiana adopted Common Core State Standards that required keyboarding instruction instead of cursive writing.

After watching their teacher meticulously draw the alphabet in cursive on a whiteboard, students in Patricia Durelli’s fourth-grade class pulled out their pencils to practice writing the letters ...

In 2020, researchers in Norway declared that learning cursive stimulates a part of the cerebrum important for memory and, thus, “provides the brain with optimal conditions for learning.” Such praise ...

Lawmakers are pushing to require cursive writing instruction and testing for second to fifth-grade students in Florida public schools. Elliot Ravish, a self-proclaimed cursive lover, said she’s ...

It happens frequently. A young person will ask me to sign a book I’ve written then look at it in awe for a few seconds before saying, “Wow. You know ...

Education Learning cursive could be written into Maine law under new bill By Gillian Graham Portland Press Herald, Maine Feb 27, 2025 Updated Feb 27, 2025 ...

The tablets for kids offer “fun and silly” features. And websites such as Teachers Pay Teachers offer free worksheets and instructions for all ages. As long as I can remember we were given this clever ...

Do you want something challenging to tackle? Can you read cursive handwriting? If so, the National Archives and the National Park Service are collaborating for the Revolutionary War Pension Files ...

WASHINGTON, D.C. (Island News) -- Cursive savants are wanted in a special project to transcribe veteran pension files from the Revolutionary War. The National Archives and the National Park ...

Raise your hand if you’re one of the remaining few who can still read cursive! It’s a dying art in the age of the keyboard, and the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) needs ...